BOXSCORE: 1954 Cleveland Indians At 1954 Chicago-NL Cubs            4/17/1954

  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Busby CF          5  2  3  2 .333     J.Robinson 2B       4  1  1  2 .333  
  C.Carrasquel SS     4  1  1  0 .273     D.Snider CF         4  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Cunningham 1B     3  2  1  0 .167     F.Thomas LF         3  1  1  0 .273  
C-G.Kell 1B           1  0  0  0 .167     F.Fain 1B           4  0  1  0 .364  
  T.Williams LF       2  0  2  2 .500     E.Mathews 3B        4  0  0  0 .222  
A-C.Diering LF        2  0  0  0 .333     E.Banks SS          4  0  1  1 .333  
  C.Abrams RF         2  0  2  2 .500     C.Furillo RF        4  0  1  0 .111  
B-A.Kaline RF         2  0  0  0 .429     B.Sarni C           3  0  1  0 .167  
  W.Jones 3B          4  0  1  0 .250   E-G.Woodling PH       0  0  0  01.000  
  C.Courtney C        4  0  0  0 .000     R.Roberts P         1  1  1  01.000  
  G.Baker 2B          4  1  1  0 .286   D-B.Adams PH          1  0  0  0 .600  
  B.Feller P          3  0  0  0 .000     J.Sain P            0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        F-V.Stephens PH       1  0  0  0 .600  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  6 11  6                 Totals      33  3  7  3

A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Williams In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Abrams In 5th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Cunningham In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Roberts In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Sarni In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Sain In 9th Inning

Indians......... 2 0 0  0 2 1  0 1 0  -  6 11  0
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 2 1  0 0 0  -  3  7  2

Indians (1-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Feller WIN(1-0)         9       7   3   3   3   4   1 129   3.00  A1
Totals                    9       7   3   3   3   4   1

Cubs (2-1)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Roberts LOSS(0-1)       7       8   5   5   5   4   1 144   6.43  A1 D7
J.Sain                    2       3   1   1   0   1   0  31   4.50  D8
Totals                    9      11   6   6   5   5   1

ATTENDANCE- 32,860 DATE- Saturday, April 17th 1954 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:56
LEFT ON BASE- Indians:10  Cubs: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Cubs: 2
ERRORS- F.Fain-2
DOUBLES- J.Busby-2(2nd), C.Abrams-2(2nd), F.Thomas(1st), B.Sarni(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Busby(1st), J.Robinson(1st)
RBIs- J.Busby-2(2nd), T.Williams-2(3rd), C.Abrams-2(2nd), J.Robinson-2(2nd),
      E.Banks(4th)
STOLEN BASES- E.Banks(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Carrasquel, B.Feller, R.Roberts
WALKS- J.Cunningham, T.Williams, C.Abrams, W.Jones, C.Courtney, J.Robinson,
       F.Thomas, G.Woodling
STRIKE OUTS- J.Cunningham, C.Diering, A.Kaline, W.Jones-2, J.Robinson,
             E.Mathews-2, C.Furillo
GIDP- C.Courtney, G.Baker
PASSED BALLS- B.Sarni
2-out RBI- J.Robinson-2, E.Banks
RLISP 2-out- C.Courtney-2, J.Robinson-2, E.Banks, C.Furillo, G.Kell
TEAM RISP- Indians: 5 for 12  Cubs: 1 for 9

Center fielder Jim Busby hit one over the fence and had 2 RBI and Bob Feller
pitched a complete game as the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago-NL Cubs
by a score of 6 to 3 at Wrigely Field.

Chicago-NL fell behind quickly as the Cleveland offense came through in the
first inning when they scored 2 runs on 3 hits.  Cleveland rapped out 11 hits
for the afternoon.  

Feller(1-0) got the victory, allowing 3 runs for the game. Robin Roberts(0-1)
took the loss.  He pitched 7 innings and surrendered 8 hits and 5 walks.

SCORESHEET: 1954 Cleveland Indians at 1954 Chicago-NL Cubs
J.Busby-A1   A1:Do      B1:L/6     C1:F/7     D1:HR>b#   E1:Do>2#
                                                         
                                                         
C.Carras-A1  A2:Sac/54  *3*:G/43   *5*:Si     D2:E/3     E2:G/63>2
             >23                                         3
                                                         
J.Cunnin-A1  A3:W>b1    B3:E/3     C3:Si>12   D3:K       E3:G/31
G.Kell-D5                                                
                                                         
T.Willia-A1  A4:Si>3#   B4:W>12 b  C4:PB>23   D4:G/13    *9*:K
C.Dierin-C9  12         1          12 Si>3#              
                                   23                    
C.Abrams-A1  A5:Do>2#   B5:W>23 1  C5:Do>3#   *7*:K      E5:F/8
A.Kaline-C9  13         2 b1       13                    
                                                         
W.Jones-A1   A6:W>b1    B6:Force/  C6:K       D6:K       E6:Si
                        52>3o 23                         
                        12 b1                            
C.Courtn-A1  A7:G-DP/4  B7:P/4     C7:W>b1    D7:L/3     E7:F/8
             63>1o                                       
                                                         
G.Baker-A1   *2*:F/7    *4*:G/23   C8:G-DP/6  *8*:Si
                                   43>1o      
                                              
B.Feller-A1  A9:G/13    B9:F/8     *6*:F/8    D9:Sac/54
                                              >12
                                              

J.Robins-A1  A1:F/8     B1:K       C1:HR>1#   D1:W>b1    E1:L/6
                                   b#                    
                                                         
D.Snider-A1  A2:F/7     *4*:G/53   C2:F/9     D2:L/3
                                              
                                              
F.Thomas-A1  A3:G/63    B3:W>b1    *6*:Do     *8*:G/63
                                              
                                              
F.Fain-A1    *2*:F/9    B4:Si>12   C4:F/8     D4:G/53
                                              
                                              
E.Mathew-A1  A5:K       B5:F/8     C5:K       D5:F/9
                                              
                                              
E.Banks-A1   A6:G/23    B6:P/4     C6:Si>2#   *9*:L/6
                                              
                                              
C.Furill-A1  *3*:K      *5*:L/6    C7:SB>12   D7:Si
                                   G/13       
                                              
B.Sarni-A1   A8:Do      B8:G/53    *7*:G/63   D8:W>12 b
G.Woodli-D8                                   1
                                              
R.Robert-A1  A9:Sac/34  B9:Si      C9:G/63    D9:F/9
B.Adams-C9   >23                              
J.Sain-D3+